Del reviews ‘Dunkirk’

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“Dunkirk” Starring Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Harry Styles, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, and Tom Glynn-Carney. Directed by Christopher Nolan. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take Christopher Nolan does not make movies. He builds monuments, towering edifices that reach for the… READ MORE

Enjoy the thrills and chills of ‘Adventures in the Arcane, Volume II’

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From Amazon: Adventures in the Arcane is back! And we’ve expanded to eight thrilling stories. The characters you love from Volume I return, including Captain Argo, Dominic Ashwood, Waylon and Jester, Dempsey and Drood. Our guest authors, including pulp legend… READ MORE

Today marks my 38th anniversary of working at the Daily News

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Today marks my 38th anniversary of working at the Daily News. I have bored you in the past with stories about life at the newspaper in the “olden” days, so I won’t repeat that sin. Oh, maybe I will. A… READ MORE

Del reviews ‘Alien: Covenant’

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“Alien: Covenant” Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBridge, Demian Bichir. Directed by Ridley Scott. 122 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take “Alien: Covenant” is probably the movie you wish “Prometheus” had been. It has a lot going for… READ MORE

Del reviews ‘The Fate of the Furious’

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“The Fate of the Furious” Starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood. Directed by F. Gary Gray. 136 minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take “The Fate of the Furious” is… READ MORE

Closer encounters of the six-legged kind

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With all the troubles facing the world, isn’t it nice that we can enjoy these weekly interludes discussing the issues that really matter, such as cockroaches crawling up the inside of your jeans leg. Yes, that really happened. Our newest… READ MORE

Del reviews ‘Life’

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“Life” Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. 104 Minutes. Rated R. Del’s take If you come away from “Life” with a strong sense of déjà vu, be not afraid. You’ve seen it before. You… READ MORE

Del reviews ‘Kong Skull Island’

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“Kong Skull Island” Starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. 1 hour, 58 minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take King Kong really needs to find a Mrs. Kong, if you know what I mean. That poor,… READ MORE

Big Brother is watching, and it may not be the government

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I just had an interesting conversation with the manager of a local grocery outlet over the store’s policy that it scan my driver’s license for the purchase of beer. The manager explained the store sold alcohol to a minor last… READ MORE

On Sunday, Mom and I went to a garage sale at the Murder House

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On Sunday, Mom and I went to a garage sale at the Murder House. “Murder House” is how the neighborhood describes the residence at 11 Pryor Road in Fort Walton Beach. Last month, William Butler snapped and stabbed his wife… READ MORE